Seeking to expand program offerings and cultivate repeat visitation at a mostly volunteer-run historic site, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House has partnered with retired Xavier University professor John Getz to lead a monthly literary discussion series, "Visiting 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'." This article presents how the series has created space for conversations on contemporary topics of justice in historical context, contributes to ongoing academic analysis of Beecher Stowe's work, and connects university-style inquiry to a historic house audience.